Garment-stand



(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 1.

O. BORCHERT.

GARMENT STAND.

No. 393,960. Patented Dec. 4, 1888.

N. PETERS. 'Phnlv-Lnncgnphur, Washington, D c.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

OSCAR BORCHERT, OE JERSEY CITY, NEIV JERSEY.

GARM EMT-STAN D.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 393,960, dated December 4, 1888.

Application filed May 7, 1883. Serial No. 273,074. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, OSCAR BORCHERT, of Jersey City, in the county of Hudson and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Garment-Stands, of which the following is a specification.

, This invention relates to certain improve-.

ments in garment-stands,which improvements are designed with a view to reduce the size of the same, so as to facilitate the shipment of said stands and the convenient storing when not in use; and the invention consists of a garment-stand the lower or skirt part of which is made of certain details of construction, which will be fully described, and finally pointed out in. the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a front elevation of my improved garnientrstand, shown in position for use. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the same, shown with the lower or skirt part telescoped over the bust, so as to take up less room. Fig. 3

are details showing the slotted guides of the telescoping skirt portions. Fig. 4 is a vertical section of the neckband on the line mm, Fig. 5. Fig. 5 is a plan view of said neckband. Fig. 6 is a vertical section of a stand for skirts only; and Fig. '7 is a horizontal section on line 3 y, Fig. (3.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

My improved garment-stand is made preferably of four main sections, A A, which are made adjustable at the neck, waist, and lower end of the skirt, so that each section A may be radially adjusted from a common supporting-standard, B, which is formed of a central rod and telescoping tubes, the lower one of which is secured to a suitable base provided with casters for conveniently moving the stand on the floor. The centre rod and the slide-tubes of the stand B are adjusted by means of clamp-screws, the center rod carrying the supporting neck andwai'st bands of the sections, while the lower parts of the standard carry the supportingframes of the skirt. The lower part or skirt portion of each skirtsection A is made of an upper waist portion, 0, and one or more vertically-adjustable or telescopingparts,C Ciwhich latter are guided by slotted edge strips, (1, 011 headed guide-studs d of the waist part, or of the adjoining telescoping part 0, as shown in- Fig. 3. 'hen it is desired to ship or store the garment-stand, the standard is telescoped and the upper waist part, C, lowered into the telescoping portions C 0 which telescope along each other and along the waist part 0, so as to extend over the bust portion of the stand, as shown in Fig. 2. In this operation the guide-studs (Z' on the portion 0 slide downward in the slotted bar (Z of the telescoping portion 0, and the slotted bars (Z of the lower telescoping portion, C slide upwardly over the studs (1 on the lower band of the telescoping portion C until the whole assumes the position shown in Fig. 2. The stand is thereby considerably reduced in size and takes up less space in shipping and storing and a much smaller box or crate for shipping the same. The skirtsections of the stand are connected at their ends by pivoted latch-pieces D, which are retained on the lower part of the adjoining sections by means of sliding sleeves D, the latchpieces imparting a greater steadiness to the lower'part of the skirt, whatever be the size to which the sections A A are adjusted. \Vhen it is desired to telescope the sections 0 C or adjust the same to a different size, the retain-' ing-sleeves are moved away from the latch pieces and the same placed in raised position along the longitudinally-slotted edge strips until swung down again for connecting the ends of the sections. The sleeves are then slipped over the latch-pieces for retaining the same in position and steady thereby the stand-sections A A.

The segments E of the neck and waist bands of the bust-sections A A are adjusted on frames E E, which are attached to the standard B. The frames E E are provided with radial perforated arms 8, 211011 g which the segments are moved by means of arms 6, having guide-pieces c at their inner ends embracing said arms e. The segments are locked in position after adjustment by means of hooks f f, that are pivoted to lugs f of the arms and provided with upwardly-extending handles f for conteniently taking hold of the hooks in releasing them from perforated arms.

The lower bands, E of the skirt-sections A A are also supported on frames E E which are formed of a hub, e, that is placed loosely on the supporting-standard l), and of radial perforated arms a, which are provided at their 5 outer ends with upwardly-bent eyes for guiding the inwardly-extending arms f of the bands E. The arms f are strengthened by braeearmsf, whieh are connected at their outer ends to the lower bands, E and at their inner ends are provided with eyes embracing the armsf, the latter being provided with hooks f at their inner ends that engage the perforations ot' the radial arms e, according to the distance at which the sections A are to be adjusted from the supporting-standard, or, in other words, according to the size ot the skirt to which the stand is to be adjusted. A sliding keeper, f, is guided along the radial arm c" and the fixed arm 1" of each seetior. A and moved forward close to the connectinghook f", so as to retain the arm f in position on the perforated arm e of the frame E and hold thereby the seetion A in the position to which it has been adjusted.

The arms or braces ot the sections A are made of wire of suitable thickness and form, in connection with the supporting-trames E E of the same and the sliding keepers f-a very simple and comparatively cheap construction for the adjustment of the skirt-seetions.

The stand can also be made without a bust portion,in whieh ease the stand is adapted for supporting the skirt only.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. Ina garment-stand, the co1nbination,with a telescoping standard, of skirt-sections composed of a waist portion and two telescoping skirt portions, the upper one guided along and adapted to iuelose the waist portion, and the lower one along and adapted to inclose said upper skirt portion, suli)stantially as set forth.

2. In a garment-stand, the combination of a telescoping standard,skirt-sections formed of a waist: portion, C, having studs (1', a telescopin skirt-section having slotted arms (I, guided along said studs on the waist portion, latehpieces 1'), pivoted to the lower ends of the sll'irt-sections, and retaining-sleeves applied to the lower bars of the skirt-sections for retaining the adjacent latch-pieces in position,

i substantially as set forth.

OSCAR BORCIIERT.

Witnesses:

MARTIN PE'JRY, PAUL GOEPEL. 

